Each year, HTPA awards scholarships on a competitive basis to  
  undergraduate students and college bound high school seniors.

  Eligible students, HTPA members, member-dependents and sponsors must
  meet all of the following requirements:

Scholarship applicants shall forward by regular mail service a completed HTPA Scholarship Application with a certified copy of applicant's most recent transcript attached to the address indicated on the application. Copies of transcripts or Internet copies of transcripts are not acceptable.

Without exception, all applications and transcripts must be postmarked no later than April 30th.

By applying, applicants specifically authorize the HTPA Scholarship Committee to verify all of the data provided on scholarship applications.

Applicants shall submit simultaneously with their applications and transcripts a carefully prepared essay, the topic of which is:

What one person has had the most influence in your life?
Describe how and why they were so influential.

Applicants are expected to submit their essays in Microsoft Word.

Essays should be no more than 500 words, and should be double spaced and checked for correct grammar and punctuation.

Applicants failing to fulfill the essay requirement or submitting an essay past the application submission deadline of April 30th will be disqualified.

HTPA scholarships are awarded on an annual basis.  Funding is made available only for the scholastic year beginning no later that the fall semester following the award.

The total amount of scholarship funds for distribution will be determined by the Board of Directors.  At least two (2) scholarships will be awarded to applicants pursuing a transportation related degree.

Qualified students are eligible to compete for HTPA scholarships for a maximum of four (4) years.

Scholarship candidates must apply each year in which that student is seeking to compete for a scholarship.

Qualified HTPA members wishing to apply for scholarships for themselves, or wishing to sponsor a scholarship applicant, must meet the following requirements:

HTPA member-applicants (HTPA members applying for scholarships) shall be qualified as members in good standing by a review of the association's meeting attendance log which is available at the registration table at each association luncheon meeting.  A qualified member applying for a scholarship shall have a minimum of two years dues paid membership and shall have a record of attending four meetings during the calendar year preceding the award.  A member cannot sponsor another member.

HTPA member-sponsors shall have a minimum of two years dues paid membership and shall have a record of attending four (4) meetings during the calendar year preceding the award.

All member-sponsors' attendance records will be verified by the Scholarship Committee.

A member-sponsor may elect to have attendance at a single HTPA golf tournament during the calendar year preceding the award count as a membership meeting in lieu of attendance at a monthly luncheon meeting. In this case, the member shall have been a paid, registered golf tournament player, or a working volunteer in support of an HTPA golf tournament during the calendar year preceding the award.

A sponsoring member can sponsor no more than two (2) applicants, including themselves.

Members on the Scholarship Committee cannot sponsor a candidate for a scholarship.  The Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee shall hold all scholarship application information confidential.

Mail Scholarship Application, Certified Transcript and Essay to:

Mail a completed application, certified transcript and essay to the HTPA Scholarship Committee at the following postal address:

HTPA Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 520
Spring, TX 77383-0520